Take turns. If there is more than one person in a conversation take turns to talk.

Repeat and re-phrase if necessary. Trying to say the same thing in a different way might help.

Write it down. Don’t be afraid to write or draw to help understanding.

And arguably one of the most important points to remember is to keep trying – even if a deaf person does not understand what you’re saying the first few times. So many of our partners have told us that when someone says ‘oh, don’t worry. It doesn’t matter’ it feels like they mean ‘you don’t matter.’ Even if it takes four or five times of rephrasing or even writing it down, don’t give up.